the only one. >> we're number one. >> stephanie: america. >> american exceptionalism. great. >> stephanie: okay. ryan in illinois. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi ryan. hello, ryan. max in arkansas. >> this is max. >> i was going to make a comment about these assault rifles. you know, even in the military, they don't give you an m-16 when you get there. you're observed and when they do give you one, you don't get any bullets. and when they do give you bullets, they're blanks. now the tax taxpayers spend billions training soldiers in that manner. you should be able to buy that across the counter. >> stephanie: very good point. katherine in madison. hello. >> caller: hello. >> stephanie: hello, katherine, go ahead. >> caller: hi, i've been glad to hear you say you wanted to look at the big picture and not just talking points. i really appreciated it. someone mentioned on the radio the other day one of the talk show hosts about the greatest disparity in treating violent crimes so i googled. there is a lot written about it even with the world bank. i think when y